Fill up your cup of coffee or tea and join us for our popular, biweekly virtual conversation about current events facilitated by Tom Murphy and John Williams. Each week’s discussion is typically accompanied by some readings you’ll receive in advance via email. Topics for the subsequent week are decided at the previous discussion. January 4th topics are:

• In light of the recent Summit on Democracy, who are now closest to being true democracies of the world?

• What are the advantages/disadvantages of democracies as governing systems?

• Do democracies work best when they incorporate guarantees of individual civil liberties and of electoral minorities?

• How does the USA currently rate as a democracy?

• Within the USA, who or what are currently the most important non-political power brokers?

Register at least two days in advance. You will then be sent the Zoom link to join along with suggested readings.